Machine for removing fins or burs from type.



No. 65!,448. Patented June I2, 1900. J. H. RICHARDS.

MACHINE FOR REMOVING FINS OR- BUBS FROM TYPE.

(Application filed Aug. 31, 1899.)

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J. H. RICHARDS; MACHINE FOB REMOVING FINS 0B BURS FROM TYPE.

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MACHINE F OR REMOVING FINS QR BURS FROM TYPE.-

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 651,448, dated June 12, 1900. Application filed August 31, 1899. Serial No. 729,042. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OSIAS H. RICHARDS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elmira, in the county of Chemung and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Removing Fins or Burs from Type; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The present invention has relation to that class of machines which are especially adapted for removing the projecting fins or burs that are left between the lettersresulting from the casting of a slug or line of type by the linotype or othersimilar type-setting machine, the removal of these fins or burs being attained by breaking or bending of the same below the face of the letters, so that the impression of the fins or burs will be avoided on the print.

The object of the invention is to improve the above-mentioned class of machines,whereby the removal of the fins or burs by the means heretofore employed is greatly facilitated and the general construction of the machine in its various operating parts is materially improved and rendered more effective, which object is attained by the construction substantially as shown in the drawings and hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective of the complete machine, showing a slug or line of type in position to be operated upon by the rotatable brush; Fig. 2, a top plan view thereof; Fig. 3, a detail side elevation on an enlarged scale and partly in section; Fig. 4, an end View of the rotatable brush; Fig. 5, a de tail sectional view showing the means employed for rendering the table or support vertically adjustable and also adjustable horizontally on the arc of a circle; Fig. 6, a horizontal section thereof, taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7, a top plan view showing the means employed for rendering the rotatable brush horizontally adjustable; Fig. 8, a sectional elevation showing the rotatable brush and its supports and the means employed for rendering the brush horizontally adjustable and also the flexible connection between the sectional rotatable shaft which carries the brush. Fig. 9 is an end view of Fig.8, with the position of the brush shown in dotted lines.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents a suitable table or support for the usual galley B, which holds the type-bars locked therein in the usual manner, said galley or its connections being adjust-able horizontally in a direction lengthwise of the table or support. The galley or other means employed for supporting and holding the type-bars and also the table or support may be variously modified or changed bot-l1 in form and construction as found best adapted to the purpose. In the employment of the term galley it is used in its broadest sense to cover any suitably-constructed frame or device capable of securely holding and sustaining the type-bars in an upright position while being operated upon by the rotatable brush. This table or support A has a compound adjustment both in a vertical direction, whereby it may be raised or lowered, and also in a horizontal direction upon the arc of a circle. Any suitable means may be employed for securing this compound movement of the table or support; but in thepresent instance I have shown means which I consider the most simple and practical and consists principally of the standard O, which is preferably formed hollow or has a socket at its upper end, into which fits a short tubular shaft a, depending from the under side of the table A, thereby forming a pivotal connection between the standard and table or support and admitting of the table or support swinging horizontally upon the arc of a circle and also vertically adjustable'by means of the adjusting-screws h, as shown more clearly in Fig. 5 of the drawings. These adj usting-screws b, which may be of any suitable construction, have their points or upper ends in contact with a circular track 0 upon the under side of the table or support A, and by moving the screws up or down the height of the table or support with relation to the brush may be regulated so as to bring the face of the type-bars in close contact with the bristles of the brush as the bristles Wear away. The screws I) extend up through ears d, which project out horizontally from the upper end of the standard 0 and are diametrically opposite each other. 7

The upper end of the standard 0 is split, as shown at e in Fig. 6 of the drawings, and the split ends havelugs f, with screw-threaded holes for the reception of a clam ping-screw D, having a suitable handle 9 for turning it, thereby drawing the socketed or split end of the standard tightly against the tubular shaft a to hold it in its adjusted position after the table or support has been moved to the required position upon its pivotal connection. This horizontal adjustment on the arc of a circle, as above described, brings the face of the type-bars diagonally with the surface of the brush, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, thereby bringing into action the entire surface or length of the brush, and consequently secure a uniform wear of the bristles throughout the length of the brush and also adapting the brush to any width of type-bars.

The table or supportA is provided with an index-plate E, of any preferred construction, to show where to set said table or support for different lengths of lines of type, so that when the type-bars are shoved under the brush it will touch from end to end, and thereby cause the bristles of the brush to weareven throughout the length thereof. This index-plate E moves with the support or table A and operates in connection with a mark or indicator formed on the bracket F, as shown at h in Fig. 3 of the drawings, said index-platebeing marked in printers measure in ems pica.

A suitable dust-shield G may be provided of any suitable form and construction, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and connected to the machine in any preferred manner.

The bracket F, which may also be of any desirable construction, has a tubular bearing i, with oil-cup j, a horizontal shaft, as shown in dotted lines, extending through the tubular bearing. To this shaft is connected the brush II, and upon the opposite end of the shaft is a pulley 7;, over which passes a belt Z, which connects with a suitable driving power or engine. Any suitable means, however, may be used to impart to the brush a rotary motion as found most convenient, and the bracket F may be either cast with the standard 0 or formed separate and afterward secured thereto in any well-known and suitable manner. The rotatable brush H may besecured on the end of the shaft that car ries it in any desirable manner, said brush being of any suitable diameter and length that may be found most desirable for use in this class of machines, and so far as the compound adjustment of the table or support A is concerned any form or construction of brush may be used in'connection therewith. It will be noticed that the bristles of the brush are disposed nearly tangentially to the periphery thereof or, in other words, inclined to the radius of the brush, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, which is considered a very importantfeature of the invention, as its action on the fins or burs during the rotation of the brush is more positive and eifeetive in remov= ing them by breaking or bending the fins or burs below the face of the letters. The brush rotates in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. at of the drawings, and the bristles being disposed on an incline, as hereinbefore described, will offer the greatest resistance when coming in contact with the type-bars and offectively remove the fins or burs by forcing them below the face of the letters by the kicking or pushing action of the bristles.

The adj ustability of the support or table may be attained in various ways, and the means for holding it in its adjusted position may be variously modified or changed without departing from the principle of the invention, as may also the dust-shield and many other parts and features of the invention.

If desired, the rotation of the brush may be attained by foot-power; but the means shown in belt and pulley connecting with a suitable engine or motor or other like power is considered the most preferable and effective in giving to the brush a continuous, rapid, and uniform motion necessary to the effective action of the bristles against the fins or burs between the letters. It may sometimes be found desirable to have the brush, as well as the table or support,horizontally adjustable on the are of a circle or the table or support stationary and the brush adjustable, as circumstances may require, by which adj ustment of the brush the same results would be attained.

To render the brush adjustable on the arc of a circle, I have shown in Figs. 7, 8, and 9 of the drawings one of many means that may be employed to attain this end, which means consists of a suitable bracket I for supporting the brush-holder J. The brush II has short journals m, which enter bearings '12 o, the bearing a being formed on one of the arms of the holder, the other arm of the holder, which has the bearing 0, being formed separately and afterward connected to the holder by a suitable screw 19. This removal of the arm 9" enables the brush to be inserted in the holder or removed therefrom.

The driving-shaft is constructed in two sections K L, joined at their inner ends by flexible connection M, consisting, preferably, of a spiral coil, as shown, and upon the shaft-section K is the usual pulley N, by which the sectional shaft is given a rotary motion through a belt connection and suitable driving power. The brush is keyedor otherwise fastened to the shaft-section L, so that it will revolve with said section. The brushholder J is connected to the bracket I by means of hand-screws s t, the former serving simply as a pivot and the latter as a set-screw. The screw 15 extends through a segmental slotted plate 0 upon the end of the bracket 1, by which means the brush-holder and brush may be moved in a horizontal direction on the arc of a circle and held in its adjusted position by tightening the hand-screw t. When it is desired to adjust the brush horizontally on the arc of a circle to the desired angle, the hand-screwi is loosened and, if necessary, the hand-screw s, which loosening of the screws will releasethe brush-holder from its rigid connection. The brush-holder carrying the brush may be swung around to any desired degree horizontally and on the are of a circle, the flexible connection M admitting of this adjustment. It will, therefore be seen that in place of the table or support being adjusted horizontally on the arc of a circle for the purpose hereinbefore described the brush may be thus adjusted, or the adjustment of either may be resorted to, as circumstances require. This adjustment of the brush may be dispensed with where the table or support is horizontally adjustable, if found preferable, or either or both may be used, this being left entirely discretionary with the manufacturer of the machine.

In using the term removing it is intended to be understood as the breaking or bending of the fins or burs 'on a plane below the face of the letters.

Having now fully described my'invention', what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a machine for removing the fins or burs from type, a suitable table or support, a galley for holding the type-bars in an upright position thereon, and a rotatable brush for operating on the type-bars, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a machine for removing the fins or burs from type, a suitable table or support, a galley for holding the type-bars in an upright position thereon, and a rotatable brush having its bristles on an incline to the radius thereof, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a machine for removing the fins or burs from type, an adjustable table or support, a galley thereon adapted to hold the type in an upright position, and a rotatable brush for operating upon said type, substantially as and for the purpose described.

t. In a machine for removing the fins or burs from type, the combination with a rotatable brush having its bristles on an incline to the radius thereof, of a vertically-adjustable table or support, and a suitable galley to hold the type-bars in an upright position thereon while being operated upon by the brush, substantially as and for the purpose described. I

5. In a machine for removingsthe fins or burs from type, a suitable table or support and means for renderin g the same adjustable, a frame or galley for holding the type-bars in an upright position and a rotatable brush having its bristles on an incline to the radius thereof, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. In a machine for removing the fins or burs from type, a suitable table havingahorizontal and vertical adj ustnien't, a'rotatable brush, and a suitable galley supported upon said table and adapted to hold the type-bars in an upright position while being operated upon by said brush, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a machine for removing the fins or burs from type, the combination with a vertically-adjustable table or support, of a horizontally-adj ustable rotatable brush, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

8. In a machine for removing the fins or burs from type, a suitable table or support capable of vertical adjustment and horizontal adjustment on the arc of a circle, in combination with a rotatable brush having its bristles disposed on an incline to the radius thereof, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

9. In a machine for removing the fins or burs from type, in combination with a rotatable brush, of a standard having a split socket at its upper end, a suitable table or support having a depending shaft upon its under side fitting in the socketed end of the standard, and means for drawing the split socket tightly against the shaft to hold the table or support in its adj ustedposition and a galley upon the table or support to hold the type-bars in an upright position, substantially as and for the purpose described.

10. In a machine for removing the fins or burs from type, a rotatable brush having its bristles inclined to the radius thereof, a table or support horizontally adjustable on the arc of a circle, said table or support having an index-plate, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

11. In a machine for removing the fins or burs from type, a vertically-adjustable table or support, in combination with a horizontally-adjustable frame and a rotatable brush mounted therein, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

12. In a machine for removing the fins or burs from type, a vertically-adjustable table or support and means for rendering it adjustable, consisting of adj listing-screws connected to the upper end of a standard, and a circular track upon the under side of the table or support against which the ends of the adjusting-screws come in contact, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

13. A machine for removing the fins or burs from type, consisting of asuitable standard, atable or support vertically, and horizontally adjustable thereon, an index-plate upon the table or support, a dust-shield, and a rotatable brush, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

14-. A machine for removing the fins or burs from type, consisting of a suitable standard having a split socket at its upper end, a table or support having a shaft upon its under side engaging with the split socket, means for contracting or drawing the split socket against the shaft for holding the table or suphereunto subscribed my name in the presence port in its adjusted position, means for renof two Witnesses. dering the table or support vertically adjust- I able, an index-plate and a dust-shield, and a JOSIAS RICHARDS 5 rotatable brush, substantially as and for the \Vitnesses:

purpose described. F. B. WEAVER,

In testimony that I claim the above I have A. S. CARTER, Jr. 

